Operation Buster - Jangle. Nevada Proving Grounds, October - November 1951. Instrumentation of B-50, Sanitized Version.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is twofold: First is the consolidation of all information gathered by instruments aboard B-SO No. 7169 during the Buster phase of the nuclear tests conducted at the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Nevada Proving Grounds (NPG) in October and November 1951. No attempt is made to interpret any of the results. They are presented in this report for the various agencies who requested the information. Second is an evaluation of the Edgerton, Germeshausen & Grier (EG&G) measuring instrument, the Bhangmeter. The adaptability of the Bhangmeter for Air Force use is also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1952
Accession Number
ADA369191

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Force Special Weapons Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Control Panels
  • Electronic Components
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Flight Instruments
  • Frequency
  • Gages
  • Grids
  • Ground Stations
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Telemetry Equipment

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